CV3 postcode area guide — Coventry

Where is CV3?

Broadband & internet speeds in CV3

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the CV3 postcode district (Coventry) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,281 postcodes Ofcom measures in CV3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 96.8%.

Around 0.1% of premises in CV3 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in CV3

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Mobile signal around Coventry

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Coventry district (153,881 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in CV3

Police recorded 262 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CV3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in CV3

Based on 614 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CV3 is £238,000, down 7.0% on the previous year (£256,000).

Latest recorded sales in CV3

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Coventry demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Coventry district (345,324 residents, 134,140 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around CV3

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in CV3

360 rated food businesses operate in CV3. 234 hold the top rating of 5, 42 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: AA News & Wine, abm catering @ Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School, abm catering @ Finham Primary School, abm catering @ St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, abm catering @Willenhall Community Primary School.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in CV3

From a sample of 272 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 CV3 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 43% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Coventry

Landlines around CV3 typically use:

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What's it like living in CV3?

Postcodes in CV3

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.